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MONROE ADVERTISER
ESTABLISHED 1854
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at the Post Ofice at Forsyth, Ga.
Official Organ of City of Forsyth
and Monroe County
J. H. CLARKE, Editor and Owner
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This world is harassed by a num
ber of people who are out in certain
respects but will not down, which is
one manifestation of the evil of ig
norance or of the disregard of
knowledge.
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When people who would be young
complain to you of their ailments
you will find it a rather dubious
method of consolation to make to
them the statement that even Methu
saleh finally died.
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Pessimism is undoubtedly a state
of mind to be avoided, but even at
that it may be superior to that form
of optimism which is expended on
the, past or exhausts itself upon the
personality of the one who possesses
it.
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Another item that you might add
to your automobile lore is that
sometimes a man who buys a five
passenger car learns through experi
ence that what he needed was a bus
sufficient to accommodate a couple
of families.
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Sam Sowers is authority for the
statement that the friends of Joe
Cole will be glad to learn that he
clings to his ability to move from
one side of the porch to the other,
thus keeping safely within the circle
of shade.
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Among the complaints which have
been voiced during the torrid days of
past weeks there have been none reg
istered against the size, quantity and
quality of the watermelon in the
presence of which all men become
optimists.
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1 Anyone who is accustomed to go
to the depot and take note of arriv
als and departures may understand
well enough that not a few are or
have been hitting the vacation trail,
but what is liable to get him puzzled
is the question “From what?”
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The wife of Bob Finch says that it
is painful to her to have to see her
husband go about with the burden of
all the religion in town in his keep
ing and that even though he is a
very careful man he allows some of
it to escape him occasionally.
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If people had the sense and the
strength of character to limit them
selves to what they need rather than
to live as if they must have what
they want, it would not be long be
fore hard times would be an un
known condition in the financial
world.
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It looks like now that in spite of
the weevil, the hopper and the
drought of the early summer there is
a chance for this county to make a
fairly good cotton crop and a trav
eller might go several miles without
finding a county which could make
better use of a good cotton crop.
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The war has been blamed for a
lot of things and it may be that it
has brought about the seeming tame
ness of political campaigns in which
people manifest very little interest.
On the otlaer hand, it is perhaps Sie
that the voters have fallen into the
habit of doing more thinking and
making less noise than formerly and
that when the time for balloting
comes they will be more efficient in
the task of winnowing the wheat
from the chaff.
A very attractive and cheering bit
of scenery which may greet the eyes
Os one who passes through Monroe
county is the stretch of paved road
wK^ch is being completed between
Forsyth and Barnesville. More scen
ery of like.nature is in prospect be
tween Forsyth and Macon and will
probably be made real prior to the
time that Forsyth erects a modern
hotel.
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By the time this is printed two
candidates for high office will have
spoken to voters of Monroe county,
just how many it being impossible
to determine at this time. Some of
the people at least will have listened
to the claims of one senatorial and
one gubernatorial candidate. A calm
discussion of political questions in
which the candidates are hopest with
the voters is much to be desired. It
is possible thus to get rid of any
prejudice or ignorance which might
cause us to err when the time came
for voting.
We have never been in favor of
acting the Shylock in connection
with the debts which other nations
owe us on account of the World War.
This country reaped a harvest of
gold before it declared war against
Germany. After war was declared,
our allies fought our battles while
we were getting ready and thus sav
ed many thousands of American lives
by enabling this country to train its
men before sending them to' the
front. The fact is that this country
could cancel all the debts and be bet
ter off financially on account of the
war and it shows a mean spirit to be
exacting with nations that were pay
ing in blood while we were paying in
dollars.
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DECLARATIONS OF
INDEPENDENCE
FREE STUFF
Here they come with the free stuff
—one to ten pages—never dreaming
that the editor won’t gobble it up and
spread the “liberating” news far and
wide without a penny for his trouble.
No-sir-ee! It can’t find space in our
columns. Those candidates who have
high-powered publicity agents em
ployed to pull the wool over publish
ers’ eyes had better try something
else if they want their message to
reach the people. About the only re
turn we get for opening this stuff is
an ever increasing supply of gem
clips, though this is partly offset by
the extra trouble of emptying the
wdkte basket so often. —Elberton
Star.
“WE RUN THIS PAPER”
Repeatedly we have stated through
these columns that we are running
this paper, and we alone. We are not
dominated over by any individual or
faction, and when we lower ourself
so much as to do so and when we can
not express our opinion on any sub
ject without the dictation of anyone,
it matters not who he may be, friend
or foe (our friends will hardly at
tempt to dictate to us), we will junk
the old Oliver, consign our lead pen
cil to the trash pot, tuck our tail, pull
our hat “way back on our head” and
walk out—although broke, a gentle
man, still.—Swainsboro, Ga., Forest-
Blade.
“DONE GOOD” AND QUITTING
I have packed my shirt-tail full of
type, let my press go back to the
fellow that sold it to me and I am
shaking the dust of this cheap-skate
town off my feet. I came here to
elevate the ignorant, champion the
cause of righteousness and do' you
good. I have been “done good” by a
lot of close-fisted merchants who
wouldn’t pay 5 cents to see an an
gel jump off the State House and
who shop around all over seven states
to save fifteen cents on their job
work.—l’m quitting.—The Alfalfa
Banner.
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It Takes a Married Man to
Appreciate the Point in This
Why not women for congress?
They beat the world introducing bills
in the house.—Greensboro Herald-
Journal.
Ma Ferguson has this consolation,
however: Probably nobody else could
have vindicated Jim either. —J. D. S.
in Macon Telegraph.
DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK
By Edson R. Waite
That you should boost your city
morning, noon and night?
That the growth of your city is the
personal responibility of ever citi
zen in it?
• That a city all wrapped up in it
self never gets anywhere?
That a city full of quitters always
loses in the race of progress?
That your city is the best in every
way. You should tell . the world
about it, not once in a while but all
the time.
That all citizens should be proud
that they are privileged to live there?
They should all be go-getters and get
everything they go after.
That your city is a self-starter?
Your citizens should never let it be
come a self-stopper.
That most communities need in
creased co-operation to make them
better?
Too many cities have obstinate
men, the fellows who do not hold
opinions—opinions hold them.
Narrowness of mind is the cause
of obstinacy. Narrow-minded peo
ple are never open to conviction.
They just growl all the while.
Be an optimist! An optimist is
the fellow who sees the good in the
home city and respects the opinions
of his neighbors. He believes that
every cloud has-a silver lining, and
is always ready to help his neighbors
and his city.—Copyright 1926.
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BRINSON BRINGS TOBACCO
SAMPLE FROM VALDOSTA
Mr. M. M. Brinson returned Sat
urday night from a visit to Valdosta,
his former home, and according to
his testimony a city seldom equalled.
Mr. Brinson’s visit was at the time
of the marketing of the tobacco
crop and he reported a full tide of
prosperity for that section. He
brought with him a sample of tobac
co from one of the warehouses. It
was a good grade of bright tobacco
and sold for from 21 cents to 40
cents per pound.
SHERIFFS SALES
Georgia, Monroe County.—Will be
sold before the court house door in
Forsyth, said state and county, to the
highest bidder for cash on the first
Tuesday in September, 1926, the fol
lowing described property, to-wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or
tract of land containing one hundred
and sixty (160) acres, more or less,
lying and being on the Forsyth and
Indian Springs road about four (4)
miles north of the town of Forsyth,
in 595th militia district, county of
Monroe, state of Georgia, having
such shapes, metes, courses and dis
tances as will more fully appear by
reference to a plat thereof made by
R. H. Taylor, surveyor of Lamar
county, on the 24th.day of March,
1922, and attached to the abstract
now on file with the Federal Land
Bank of Columbia, S. GL, the same
being bounded on the north by lands
of I. S. Mack, on the east by lands
of George Ivey, on the south by Tow
aliga creek and on the west by lands
of Drew Vaughn. Said lands being
in lots 218 and 231 of the 4th land
district. Levied on and to be sold
as the property of John Ponder to
satisfy a fi fa issued from the Fulton
Superior Court in favor of the Fed
eral Land Bank of Columbia, S. C.,
and against John Ponder and The
Barnesville National Farm Loan As
sociation. Tenant in possession no
tified as required by law. This 30th
day of July, 1926.
Also at the same time and place
will be sold the following described
real estate, to-wit: One-fifth undi
vided interest, being all of the inter
est of Mrs. L. Stallings in two hun
dred and fifty acres of land, more or
less, “known as the H. J. Moore place,
in Brantley’s district, Monroe coun
ty, Georgia, bounded north by Parks
Rumble and old Rumble place, east
iby Mrs. Dewberry, south by Wiley
J Little, and west by Mr. Williams.
Levied on as the property of Mrs.
L. Stallings under a fi fa from Mon
roe Superior Court, in favor of J.
R. Matthews vs. Mrs. L. Stallings,
defendant. The same being her en
tire interest in the H. J. Moore es
tate.' Tenant in possession notified.
August 10, 1926.
L. C. BITTICK, Sheriff.
THE MONROE ADVERTISER
ORDINARY^ NOTICES
Georgia, Monroe County.—H. T.
Maddux having applied to the ordi
nary by petition asking that L. H.
Battle, as executor of the estate of
C. W. Battle, Deceased, late of said
County, be required to make to him
a deed to “All of 500 acres, more or
less, of land in the 11th land dis
trict and in Jug Militia District in
Upson County, Georgia, the same
being the east half of lot No. 152,
containing 100 acres, more or less;
lot No. 153, containing 200 acres,
more or less; and lot No. 154, con
taining 200 acres, more or less.” in
pursuance of a bond for title made
to H. T. Maddux by C. W. Battle
in his lifetime, the said H. T. Maddux
alleging that he has fully met his
obligations in said bond.
This is to notify L. H. Battle, C.
A. Battle, W. R. Battle, C. W. Battle,
Jr., B. D. Battle and Mrs. C. W. Bat
tle, the heirs-at-law of the said C. W.
Battle, deceased, to be and appear at
the September Term, 1926 of the
court of Ordinary of said Monroe
County, and show cause, if any they
can, why the said executor should not
be required to make said deed as
prayed for by the said H. T. Mad
dux, petitioner. This 6th day of
August, 1926. GEO. W. NEWTON,
Ordinary.
SALE UNDER POWER
Georgia, Monroe County.—Under
and by virtue of a deed to secure
debt, executed by H. L. Harbuck to
the Middle Georgia Loan & Trust
Company, on February 1, 1917,
which deed is recorded in Deed Book
38, page 173, in. the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Mon
roe County, Georgia, the undersigned
will sell the land, hereinafter describ
ed, before the Court House door in
Forsyth, Georgia, for cash, during
the legal hours of sale, on Septem
ber 4, 1926, to the highest bidder.
The deed to' secure debt, above re
ferred to, being given by H. L. Har
buck to said Middle Georgia Loan &
Trust Company to secure a note for
the sum of SIOOO, payable February
1, 1922, bearing interest from date
at seven per cent, which note was
for values transferred and assigned
to Vermont Accident Company and
at the time of the transfer of said
note the Middle Georgia Loan &
Trust Company conveyed to the
Vermont Accident Company all the
right and title held by them under
the deed from H. L. Harbuck, there
by vesting in the Vermont Accident
Company the title to the note and
the land described in said security
deed from H. L. Harbuck.
H. L. Harbuck defaulted in the
payment of the interest due on said
loan, on February 1, 1921. Under
the terms of the note, and security
deed, the principal has become due,
with interest on same from Febru
ary 1, 1921, at seven per cent. The
lands described in said security deed,
which are to be for sale, are as fol
lows: One farm situate, lying and
being in the 12th Land District of
Monroe County, Georgia, containing
250 acres, more or less, and bound
ed in 1917 as follows: North by
land of Holmes Brothers; East by
land of D. T. G. O’Neal; South by
land of G. Z. Blalock and Charles
Smith; West by land of G. Z. Bla
lock and C. M. Norwood estate, be
ing place occupied in 1917 by H. L.
Harbuck.
This land is being advertised and
will be sold as the estate of H. L.
Harbuck, said Harbuck having died
since the execution of the note and
security deed. Title in fee simple
will be made to the purchaser with
in a reasonable time after said sale.
This, the 4th day of August, 1926.
VERMONT ACCIDENT COMPANY,
by its Attorney at Law, A. M. Zell
ner.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
' ITORS
Georgia, Monroe County.—All
creditors of the estate of Emma
Jackson, late of Monroe county, de
ceased, are hereby notified to‘render
in their demands to the undersigned
according to law, and all persons in
debted to said estate are required to
make immediate payment to me.
This July 27, 1926. B. S. WILLING
HAM, Administrator of Emma Jack
son, deceased. 9-2
Park Advice
Your Tip
Worries
Outside
When you bring you automobile to this, garage
you can park your troubles outside, because
your car will then be in the hands of experts
who know how to locate trouble and fix it.
Why experiment with expensive machinery? In
forcing a bolt or part you may break or damage
a much more expensive part—and in the end
bring it here to be fixed. It is cheaper to have
expert mechanics on the job in the first place.
We sell Harvey Bumpers, Cooper
Batteries, Falls Tires and Tubes
Good Gulf and No-Nox
Gasoline
Don’t Forget That We Do the Best
Blacksmith and Repair Work
in the City
Willingham’s Garage
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
To the Voters of Monroe County:
Having served as county commission
er the unexpired term caused by the
resignation of Mr. J. A. Tribble, I
hereby announce myself a candidate
for the full term of 1927-28, sub
ject to the Democratic primary Sep
tember 8. My record as county com
missioner is my platform.
G. A. PENNINGTON.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
To the Voters of Monroe County:
I wish to thank the people of Monroe
county for their co-operation during
this administration. I am a candi
date for re-election to the office of
county commissioner and will appre
ciate your support on September 8.
Respectfully, A. M. GARR.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
To the Voters of Monroe County:
Having been appointed a member of
the board of county commissioners
after the resignation of Mr. J. H.
Phinazee, I am now a candidate for
the full term. I have endeavored to
do my full duty during the time that
I have been in office and I trust that
my service has been such as to merit
your approval and that you will give
me your support in the primary to be
held September 8. C. A. HOLMES.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
To the Citizens and Voters of
Monroe County: I hereby an
nounce myself as a candidate to rep
resent Monroe county in the lower
house of the Georgia Legislature,
subject to the rules and regulations
promulgated by the State and Coun
ty Democratic Executive Committees
for the primary to be held on Sep
tember 8, 1926. If nominated and
elected, I promise a faithful dis
charge of the duties imposed upon
me in behalf of my constitutents and
electors. I will appreciate each and
every elector taking an interest in
my behalf.. R. C. GOOLSBY, Sr.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
I am grateful to the people of
Monroe county for the support which
they have given me in he past. It
has been a pleasure to serve you the
best I could as representative. I am
a candidate for re-election and will
greatly appreciate your endorsement
in electing me for another term. Re
spectfully, J. M. FLETCHER.
FOR CONGRESS
I will be a candidate for Congress
in the Democratic primary Septem
ber Bth subject to regulations adopt
ed by Congressional Committee; It
has been the custom in the Sixth dis
trict to give a congressman one term
without opposition. I submit my can
didacy to the voters of the district.
SAM RUTHERFORD.
FOR JUDGE SUPERIOR COURTS
To the Voters of the Flint Judicial
Circuit: I hereby announce my can
didacy for Judge of the Superior
Court subject to the regulations gov
erning the Democratic primary elec
tion to be held September 8. An en
dorsement by the people will be a
great honor which I shall appreciate.
Respectfully,
G. OGDEN PERSONS.
CITY MARSHAL SALES
Georgia, Monroe County.—City of
Forsyth.—Will be sold to the highest
bidder for cash on the first Tuesday
in September, 1926, before the court
house door in the City of Forsyth,
between the legal hours of sale, the
following described property, to-wit:
One acre of lancf in the City of
Forsyth, Ga., being a portion of the
land of Mrs. E. V. Napier’s estate,
on the west side of the public street
called Railroad avenue and more ful
ly described as bounded on the north
by land owned by R. T. Persons, east
by Railroad avenue, south by lands
of Mrs. E. V. Napier’s estate, and
west by lands of Mrs. E. V. Napier’s
estate. Levied on and will be sold
as the property of Mrs. E. V. Na
pier’s estate to satisfy a certain tax
fifa in favor of the City of Forsyth
for 1925 ad valorem taxes, the pro
ceeds of said sale will first be applied
to the payment of taxes, amounting
to $38.76, interest and costs bal
ance, if any, will be paid to the legal
heirs of the said Mrs. E. V. Napier.
Tenant in possession notified as re
quired by law. This 3rd day of Au
gust, 1926. (Signed)
H. GRADY JACKSON, City MarshaL
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